KATHMANDU: Her fingers danced magically on the keys producing some marvellous melodies composed by the world’s music maestros. The Russian Culture Centre resounded with applause at every final note of her rendition. On special invitation of the embassy of Russia, pianist Svetlana Orudjeva of the Moscow State Music Conservatory performed at the centre on February 1 to commemorate Boris Lissanevitch’s birth anniversary and the golden year of diplomatic relationship between Russia and Nepal.

Orudjeva performed ni-ne compositions, among them Ferenz List Etudes, Frederic Chopin’s Waltzes and Nocturne, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Spring mel-odies, tunefully and artistically. Equally dexterous was her teenage daughter Anastasia Larina, who accompanied her for two renditions.

Andrei Trofimov, Russian ambassador to Nepal, and Narendra Bajracharya, cha-irman of the organising co-mmittee shed light on Lissanevitch’s contributions.

The centre also has put up photographs by Lissanevitch. “We do not know him completely yet. His talents are gradually unravelling. This photo exhibition is one of them,” said Rajiv S Dawadi, centre’s deputy director.

The exhibition will cont-inue for some months.